Spokeshave Tool With Gorgeous Patina earthy distinctly mid-century but also timeless

distinctly mid-century but also timeless

And he reminds me of a Carl Aubock sculpture in his simple but just-right form and weight

with some aging/cracking (but no chipping) to the black paint only

as it feels great in the hand

Spokeshave Tool With Gorgeous Patina earthy distinctly mid-century but also timelessI've become completely enamored of old handcrafted tools just for the spectacular, typically wonderfully worn objects that they are, but I'm also trying to learn a bit about what they are and do along the way! This is an old wood I think perhaps beech and forged iron spokeshave, the incredible beauty of which photos do not do justice. Spokeshaves which apparently date to prehistoric times, when they were used to shape arrow shafts occupy a space